How to find the Statistica license file (stat.lic)

Products	Versions
Spotfire Statistica	All versions of Statistica

Description

How to locate the main license file to send to TIBCO technical support (or other TIBCO groups). The license file is a small, plain, text file with a .lic extension named stat.lic.

Note: For concurrent or network installs, including server installs, there is a stat.lic pointer license file located in the Statistica application folder of every workstation/client where Statistica is installed. However, the main license file on the server is one to send to TIBCO support.

Issue/Introduction

How to find the license file (stat.lic) in Statistica

Environment

Windows operating systems only.

Resolution

NETWORK LICENSE

The network license file, STAT.lic (also stat.lic), is located in the FLEXlm folder on the server where the license service is installed. The typical location is:

<local drive>:\Program Files (x86)\StatSoft\FLEXlm\ or <local drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\FLEXlm\ or <local drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Statistca\FLEXlm\

To locate the license file on Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008:

1. Click Start | Computer (or My Computer)

2. Double-click on the C: drive icon

3. Double-click on Program Files (x86) folder [or Program Files on a 32 bit server]

4. Double-click on the StatSoft (Dell or Statistica) folder

5. Double-click on the FLEXlm folder

The contents should be similar to the following and contain the license file (STAT.lic):

Network license file main

To located the license file on Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2016:

1. If not at the desktop location, press and hold the Windows icon key and then press the 'D' key

2. Click on the File Explorer folder in the taskbar:

File Explorer icon

3. The File Explorer will display options

2. Double-click on the C: drive icon

3. Double-click on Program Files (x86) folder [or Program Files on a 32 bit server]

4. Double-click on the StatSoft folder (may be named Dell or Statistica)

5. Double-click on the FLEXlm folder:

Network license file main

SINGLE-USER DESKTOP LICENSE

The typical location of the license file is:

64-bit Installs:
C:\Program Files\StatSoft\STATISTICA (version #) or C:\Program Files\Dell\Statistica (version#) or C:\Program Files\Statistica\Statistica (version #)\

32-bit Installs:
C:\Program Files (x86)\StatSoft\STATISTICA (version #) or C:\Program Files (x86)\Dell\STATISTICA (version #) or C:\Program Files (x86)\Statistica\Statistica(version #)

To locate the license file on Windows 7:

1. Click on Start | My Computer

2. Double-click on the C: drive icon

3. Double-click the Program Files folder [or Program Files (x86) folder for 32 bit installs]

4. Double-click on the StatSoft folder

5. Double-click on the STATISTICA (or Statistica) folder

6 Click the 'Type' button at the top to sort by type and scroll to locate the stat.lic file:

license file

To find the license file on Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10:

1. If not at the desktop location, press and hold the Windows icon key and then press the 'D' key

2. Click on the File Explorer folder in the taskbar

3. Double-click on the C: drive icon

4. Double-click the Program Files folder [or Program Files (x86) folder for 32 bit installs]

5. Double-click on the StatSoft folder

6. Double-click on the STATISTICA (or the Statistica) folder

7. Click the 'Type' button at the top to sort by type and scroll to locate the stat.lic file:

license file

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